From 2b853417769e8b4cc7d7917188490ee9aadc4550 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 19:08:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Elaborate descriptions of \e, \module. Describe policy on vertical lines in tables. --- Doc/doc/doc.tex | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/doc/doc.tex b/Doc/doc/doc.tex index fc99d9c1bc0..05ea40db26a 100644 --- a/Doc/doc/doc.tex +++ b/Doc/doc/doc.tex @@ -420,7 +420,9 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections. \begin{macrodesc}{e}{} Produces a backslash. This is convenient in \macro{code} and - similar macros. + similar macros, and is only defined there. The create a + backslash in ordinary text (such as the contents of the + \macro{file} macro), use the standard \macro{textbackslash} macro. \end{macrodesc} \begin{macrodesc}{email}{\p{address}} @@ -491,7 +493,8 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections. \end{macrodesc} \begin{macrodesc}{module}{\p{name}} - The name of a module; a dotted name may be used. + The name of a module; a dotted name may be used. This should + also be used for package names. \end{macrodesc} \begin{macrodesc}{newsgroup}{\p{name}} @@ -666,6 +669,12 @@ distribution, to create or maintain whole documents or sections. \code{ii}, \code{iii}, and \code{iv}. These environments are all built on top of the \env{tabular} environment. + Note that all tables in the standard Python documentation use + vertical lines between columns, and this must be specified in the + markup for each table. A general border around the outside of the + table is not used, but would be the responsibility of the + processor. + \begin{envdesc}{tableii}{\p{colspec}\p{col1font}\p{heading1}\p{heading2}} Create a two-column table using the \LaTeX{} column specifier \var{colspec}. The column specifier should indicate vertical